Cointreau Pear Sauce

Name: Cointreau Pear Sauce
Yield: Approximately 4 cups (960 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 pounds (2 kg 275 g) ripe flavorful pears, preferably Bartlett or Anjou (approximately 9 medium-size); 5 pounds (2 kg 275 g) ripe flavorful pears, preferably Bartlett or Anjou (approximately 9 medium-size); 5 pounds (2 kg 275 g) ripe flavorful pears, preferably Bartlett or Anjou (approximately 9 medium-size); 2 recipes Spiced Poaching Syrup; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) lemon juice; ½ cup (120 ml) water; 1 ounce (30 g) cornstarch; ¼ cup (60 ml) Cointreau liqueur; granulated sugar, as needed

Preparation info

Approximately
4 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

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Ingredients

5 pounds (2 kg 275 g) ripe flavorful pears, preferably Bartlett or Anjou (approximately

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Peel the pears, cut in half, and poach in the poaching syrup until very soft but not falling apart. Drain, reserving 1 cup (240 ml) syrup. Save the remaining syrup for another use o